A very attractive lacquer bowl with alternating panels of landscapes and flowers executed in iridescent shell. The lobed bowl is lined with silvered copper as is the foot.
Approximately 10.2 cm diameter, 5 cm high. For this type of lacquer this bowl is in unusually good condition with onl ...click for details
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN BOWL, KANGXI MARK, 19TH CENTURY.
A large Chinese porcelain bowl decorated with a very cute bird amongst foliage, another bird in flight around the back. The palette of enamels used is known by the French term 'Famille Verte” and was popular during the Kangxi reign. This bowl has a very well-written Kangxi six-character mark but it is of later manufacture, 19th century. The woo ...click for details
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE LIBATION CUP, MID 17TH CENTURY.
A white Dehua porcelain cup, the design based upon rhinoceros horn cups of the late Ming and early Kangxi. These cups whilst not uncommon are harder to find in this larger size. The cup has a dragon and clouds above a tiger, a deer beneath a pine tree and a flying stork. The porcelain is translucent and is straw coloured where it pools. The fitted stand is i ...click for details
A CHINESE WHITE GLAZED WATER DROPPER, 19TH CENTURY.
The ewer type vessel has a filling method similar to the Cadogan wine pot i.e. it has to be totally immersed to fill it. When righted the liquid can only exit via the spout. The pot is in the form of a large flower head upon which sits a cicada stalking a small bug. The porcelain is translucent and is possibly late blanc de chine from Dehua..
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A Japanese brocaded textile purse featuring a design of a dragon, complete with a matching dragon clasp and kagamibuta netsuke. Inside, the lining is printed leather. The netsuke is probably celluloid, not real ivory. This dates the purse after 1870 when the material was invented, circa 1900 perhaps.
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A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE & WHITE PLATE, KANGXI ~ YONGZHENG, 18THC.
An unusual blue & white plate decorated with willow tree and Chinese cabbage within a scrolling border. The border is very reminiscent of those found on early 18th century English silver with scallop shells joined with arabesques. Chinese porcelain made specifically for export to the West, Kangxi or early Yongzheng.
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A JAPANESE BIZEN STONEWARE SENCHA POT, 19TH CENTURY.
An eccentric little hand-formed stoneware teapot, the lis surmounted with a simple figure depicting Daruma. On the body can be found two further depictions of Daruma. The base has two stamps that are probably impossible to read, on the inside of the lid is a further mark. Bizen yaki is high-fired and unglazed stoneware, it relies on differing kiln conditions for ...click for details
A CHINESE ENAMEL WINE CUP, QIANLONG, 18TH CENTURY.
A small cup , square shape with canted corners, decorated with a scholar and pupil. These tiny cups rarely survive in good condition, this one is very fine. Note that the green enamel applied within the foot-rim has curdled during the firing.
